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Professional information
Board certification in Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013
Clinical interests
Dr. Alison Swigart sees patients at the Division St. Clinic of Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute in Harrisburg, PA. Her primary clinical interest is in providing care for people with psychotic disorders, and she is the psychiatrist for CAPSTONE, a coordinated specialty care clinic for individuals experiencing their first episode of psychosis.
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Alison Swigart is the Program Director for the Public and Community Psychiatry Fellowship at Penn State College of Medicine. In addition, she is active in teaching and supervision for the General Psychiatry Residency, providing clinical experiences in community psychiatry and longitudinal care of patients with psychotic disorders.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychiatry, Residency, Brown University
2009 → 2013
MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2005 → 2009
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Talking About Cannabis: Perspectives of First Episode Psychosis Care Participants and Parents
Lucksted, A., Bencivengo, D., Saravana, A., Boumaiz, Y., Kreyenbuhl, J., Margolis, R. L., Nayar, S., Rinehimer, K., Rouse, K., Scheinberg, R., Thomas, E. C., Walker, D. D., Wolcott, M., Burris, E., Myers, L., Kelly, C., Swigart, A., Vatza, C. L., Brandt, A. S. & Sarpal, D. K. & 8 others, , 2026, In: Journal of Dual Diagnosis. 22, 1, p. 37-47 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Primary Care in Patients With First-Episode Psychosis
Swigart, A. R., Van Scoy, L. J., Dhingra, R., Bordner, C., Costigan, H. J. & Stuckey-Peyrot, H., 2025, In: Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 27, 5, 25m03974.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moderate-to-severe depression symptoms are associated with poorly controlled glucose levels in a real-world sample of individuals with mental illness and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Dhingra, R., He, F., Saunders, E. F. H., Waschbusch, D. A., Bixler, E. O., Greaney, J. L., Swigart, A. R., Al-Shaar, L., Chinchilli, V. M., Yanosky, J. D. & Liao, D., Jun 2025, In: Psychiatry Research Communications. 5, 2, 100208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Persons with Mental Illness: Comparison between a U.S. Psychiatry Outpatient Sample and a U.S. General Population Sample
Dhingra, R., He, F., Saunders, E. F. H., Waschbusch, D. A., Pearl, A. M., Bixler, E. O., Greaney, J. L., Swigart, A. R., Al-Shaar, L., Chinchilli, V. M., Yanosky, J. D. & Liao, D., 2024, In: Mental Illness. 2024, 1689172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterizing psychopharmacological prescribing practices in a large cohort of adolescents with borderline personality disorder
Hauryski, S., Potts, A., Swigart, A., Babinski, D., Waschbusch, D. A. & Forrest, L. N., Dec 2024, In: Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation. 11, 1, 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Aprile, B. (Recipient), Aumiller, B. B. (Recipient), Berkey, F. (Recipient), Bonavia, A. (Recipient), Booth, J. (Recipient), Brennan, K. (Recipient), Browning, K. (Recipient), Buchkovich, N. (Recipient), Butt, F. K. (Recipient), Carrel, L. (Recipient), Choe, A. (Recipient), Clarke, S. (Recipient), Coleman, M. (Recipient), Dalke, K. (Recipient), Devaraj, T. (Recipient), Duryea, S. (Recipient), Enama, J. (Recipient), Evey, L. (Recipient), Finch, E. (Recipient), Fischer, M. (Recipient), Gallo, R. (Recipient), Gavigan, P. (Recipient), Ghaffari, G. (Recipient), Go, P. (Recipient), Grana, J. (Recipient), Greensmith, J. (Recipient), Grogan, J. (Recipient), Hajnal, A. (Recipient), Helm, M. (Recipient), Hempel, N. (Recipient), Imamura, F. (Recipient), Jain, R. (Recipient), Jeganathan, N. (Recipient), Kelle, A. (Recipient), Kumar, A. (Recipient), Kwun, H. J. (Recipient), Lang, C. (Recipient), Lutzkanin, A. (Recipient), Martin, K. (Recipient), McGarrity, T. (Recipient), McHale, K. (Recipient), McLaughlin, P. (Recipient), Mormando, C. (Recipient), Nguyen, J. (Recipient), Nickolich, M. (Recipient), Ouyang, T. (Recipient), Pachuski, J. (Recipient), Polimera, H. (Recipient), Potochny, E. (Recipient), Rakszawski, K. L. (Recipient), Reyes, L. (Recipient), Sankoorikal, B.-J. (Recipient), Shantz, L. (Recipient), Singh, M. (Recipient), Songdej, N. (Recipient), Spotts, R. (Recipient), Swigart, A. (Recipient), Varner, M. (Recipient), Verma, N. (Recipient), Walter, V. (Recipient), Wang, C.-Y. (Recipient), Warfield, D. (Recipient), Wilson, M. N. (Recipient) & Hussein, R. (Recipient), 2021
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